Illinois Falls Short Against Purdue

(Champaign, IL) -- Wes Lunt threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns but Illinois suffered a 38-27 loss to Purdue on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Mike Dudek made eight catches for 200 yards as the Fighting Illini fell to 3-3 with an 0-2 Big Ten mark. The Illini play at Wisconsin on Saturday.

Illinois will be without quarterback Wes Lunt for the next four to six weeks. Lunt suffered a broken leg in Saturday's home loss to Purdue. Senior Reilly O'Toole will likely start this week against Wisconsin. Lunt leads the Big Ten in passing yards per game.

College Football Roundup

In other local college football action Saturday, Northwestern upset 16th-ranked Wisconsin 20-14. Elsewhere, Northern Illinois picked up a 17-14 win over Kent State.  Notre Dame got a late touchdown to top Stanford 17-14.